Scoping review on job control and occupational health in the manufacturing context

Rosen, Patricia H.; Wischniewski, Sascha

doi:10.1007/s00170-018-03271-z

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“…Stressors per se cannot and should not be avoided. Rather, there are promoting combinations of stressors that can lead to an optimal level of strain which is supposed to be associated with positive effects on health and performance [34,35].…”

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Coworking Spaces: The Better Home Office? A Psychosocial and Health-Related Perspective on an Emerging Work Environment

Robelski

Keller

Harth

et al. 2019

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With the ongoing flexibilization of work, new trends concerning work outside the company’s premises such as coworking spaces are on the rise. Coworking spaces are designed to offer collaboration and community in furnished and equipped workspaces on a rental base. There is a growing body of scientific literature on coworking spaces with empirical results of qualitative and quantitative research. The present study adds to the latter by examining psychosocial demands experienced by coworkers in Germany based on a quantitative survey (n = 112). Among coworkers the home office was or still is another frequently used workplace. However, can the coworking space be seen as a better alternative to the home office in terms of work- and performance-related, social, environmental and health-related aspects? Results showed moderate to low psychosocial demands regarding quantitative workloads. Compared to the home office, the coworking space proved to be the preferred work arrangement. Results are discussed with regard to current literature and workplace design. In conclusion, coworking spaces can be seen as an alternative to the home office that was highly valued in the present sample. It is recommended to further emphasize aspects of work environment and ergonomics in order to create health-promoting and satisfying workplaces.

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Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

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Coworking Spaces: The Better Home Office? A Psychosocial and Health-Related Perspective on an Emerging Work Environment

Robelski

Keller

Harth

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“…In other situations, such as among migrants, depending on the context, job satisfaction and well-being depend on factors such as cultural background, religiosity, and working conditions, especially when work-related abuse is discovered [ 49 ]. For self-employed workers, [ 50 ] and manufacturers, who focus more on health [ 51 ], job satisfaction is influenced by motivation, performance, job retention, working environment, on-job behavior, and most of all on time management decisions and policies. Well-being is a result of these various factors, which when favorable, tend to offer employee satisfaction, self-worth, and a sense of belonging.…”

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Self-Efficacy, Job Satisfaction and Teacher Well-Being in the K-12 Educational System

Orțan

Kiss

Simuț

2021

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Teacher job satisfaction and well-being have a significant impact on educational outcomes, considering that teaching is the main objective of the educational process. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between teacher job satisfaction and four main categories of determinants: self-efficacy, relational aspects (colleague collaboration, student behavior, school management), work-related aspects (administrative workload, teaching tasks), and working conditions, in order to identify various implications for teachers’ well-being. The study employs a survey delivered to 658 K-12 (pre-university) teachers, from the North-West region of Romania. We used factorial analysis and a structural equation model to test eight proposed hypotheses. The results showed that self-efficacy, promotion, positive student behavior, and working conditions have significant effects on job satisfaction. These factors influence job satisfaction and well-being in the teaching profession because they ensure a positive work environment in which teachers and students thrive, thus leading to higher levels of involvement from teachers, students, and parents alike. An efficient work environment decreases attrition, burnout, emotional exhaustion, and teacher turnover, while increasing job satisfaction, well-being, and teacher retention.

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“…The human in control principle, as was recently argued by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), is one of the most important measures when designing artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning systems in order to create the opportunity for good working conditions despite increasing levels of automation (ETUC, 2020 ). Research in the field of occupational psychology shows that in particular low levels of job control and a small extent of task variability can have negative effects on motivation, job satisfaction as well as on the employees' health and performance (Dwyer and Ganster, 1991 ; Melamed et al, 1995 ; Spector, 1998 ; Rosen and Wischniewski, 2019 ; Arntz et al, 2020 ). Job control or autonomy is therefore known as a fundamental task characteristic and has the potential to enhance job performance and increase motivation (Gagné et al, 1997 ; Morgeson et al, 2005 ; Ter Hoeven et al, 2016 ).…”

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“…This agreement is a shared commitment of the contributing partners “to optimize the benefits and deal with the challenges of digitalization in the world of work” (ETUC, 2020 ). It includes a chapter especially dedicated to “Artificial Intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing the human in control principle.” The principle is related to OSH, especially to psychosocial risks, as a low level of autonomy can have negative effects on motivation, job satisfaction as well as on the employees' health and performance (Dwyer and Ganster, 1991 ; Melamed et al, 1995 ; Spector, 1998 ; Inoue et al, 2010 ; Rosen and Wischniewski, 2019 ; Arntz et al, 2020 ). The agreement demands the guaranteed control of humans over machines and AI in the workplace.…”

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An Occupational Safety and Health Perspective on Human in Control and AI

Niehaus

Hartwig

Rosen

et al. 2022

Front. Artif. Intell.

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The continuous and rapid development of AI-based systems comes along with an increase in automation of tasks and, therewith, a qualitative shift in opportunities and challenges for occupational safety and health. A fundamental aspect of humane working conditions is the ability to exert influence over different aspects of one's own work. Consequently, stakeholders contribute to the prospect of maintaining the workers' autonomy albeit increasing automation and summarize this aspiration with the human in control principle. Job control has been part of multiple theories and models within the field of occupational psychology. However, most of the models do not include specific technical considerations nor focus on task but rather on job level. That is, they are possibly not able to fully explain specific changes regarding the digitalization of tasks. According to the results of a large-scale study on German workers (DiWaBe), this seems to be the case to some extend: the influence of varying degrees of automation, moderated by perceived autonomy, on workers' wellbeing was not consistent. However, automation is a double-edged sword: on a high level, it can be reversely related to the workers' job control while highly autonomous and reliable systems can also create opportunities for more flexible, impactful and diverse working tasks. Consequently, automation can foster and decrease the factor of job control. Models about the optimal level of automation aim to give guidelines on how the former can be achieved. The results of the DiWaBe study indicate that automation in occupational practice does not always happen in line with these models. Instead, a substantial part of automation happens at the decision-making level, while executive actions remain with the human. From an occupational safety and health perspective, it is therefore crucial to closely monitor and anticipate the implementation of AI in working systems. Constellations where employees are too controlled by technology and are left with a high degree of demands and very limited resources should be avoided. Instead, it would be favorable to use AI as an assistance tool for the employees, helping them to gather and process information and assisting them in decision-making.

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Scoping review on job control and occupational health in the manufacturing context

Cited by 10 publications

References 45 publications

Coworking Spaces: The Better Home Office? A Psychosocial and Health-Related Perspective on an Emerging Work Environment

Coworking Spaces: The Better Home Office? A Psychosocial and Health-Related Perspective on an Emerging Work Environment

Self-Efficacy, Job Satisfaction and Teacher Well-Being in the K-12 Educational System

An Occupational Safety and Health Perspective on Human in Control and AI

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